Engine



Oct. 20 1925.

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UNITED STATES,

PATENT OFFICE.

1 mn'nnnninenn am) LEWIS rm'rcnz, or Bnooxnrn, new YORIK, assrcmons 'ro wrsm murac'ronme comm, or NEW Yonx, n. 12, A CORPORATION or HEWYOBK'.

ENGINE.

- Application; filed October as, 1921. Serial 1%. 510,408.

Toull whom cit-may concern:

Be it knownthat we, EMIL Barmmcnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklynyin the county of Kings and State of New York, and LEWIS HATCH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Engines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to machines or apparatus or devices used in can or bottle washing establishments though the invention is not limited to use in establishments of the kind or to the articles stated.

One object of the invention is to provide a converter wherein steam is converted into power, hot air and hot water'for direct industrial use: 1 x s A more specific object of the invention is t provide an, a paratus or device of this kind for supplying power, hot air and hot water, or any one or more of these, thereby permitting of the use of such hot water and hot air for direct industrial use in an economical and extremely efiicient manner. -Another object of the invention is to rovide an apparatus or device of this kin in which a maximum amount of the above 00 stated products may be obtained from the amount of steam su plied.

Other objects of t e invention are toimprove devices and to provlde a device or economical to manufacture and operate and which will not easil get out of order.

For the accomphshment of these and other objects our lmproved apparatus comprises, briefly stated, a steam turbine engine provided with a fan run by-the'engine and drawing a draft of'air across the same. A.

, condenser for the exhaust of said engine is also cooled by saiddraft; and means are provided fortaking OE and directing power from the engine, hot air from the fan, and hot water from the condenser.

Other objects of the inventionwill a pear as the description prooeeds; and w e generally the simplicity and efficiency herein details of the invention are described, the invention is not limited to these, since many and various changes may be made bodiments of t e invention,

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view, partly in elevation, of the apparatus,

Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical sectional.

view, partly in elevation, taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrow' of said line; and

Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the apparatus.

The operative parts of our improved apparatus are carried in and by a housing 5 comprisin halves bolted together as at 6 and forming a large turbine containing chamber7. having an air inlet opening 8 at one end, anda small fan-casing 9 at the other dentrally communicating as at 10 with the chamber 7 and having a shaft bearing 11 and a tangential outlet conduit 12 near its upper part leading to a hot air tank or oven or receptacle 13 or a system of the same from w sired through the conduit 14.

A steam turbine engine 15 transversel' disposed about midway of the chamber spaced from the walls thereof is provided with a live steam inlet pipe 16, and shaft bearings 17 and 18, the latter receiving a" turbine shaft 20 passing through the turbine turbine exhaust from t e lower part 0 the turbine. A. lower header tank 27 at the lower part of the housing beneath said upper header is provided with an overflow. pipe 28, a valved vacuum relief pipe 29, a'

of the fan end.

ich hot air may be directed as deprojecting from the fan-casing, and

.vided with an exhaust ipe 26 reoeivin the valved hot water or drain pipe 30, and a drain pipe 31 for draining the lower part of the turbine. The pipe 30 leads to a storage hot Water tank 32 or system of tanks, from which the hot water may be drawn or directed as desired through the service pipe 33.

A series of thin radiator sections 35 disposed side-by-side in groups on both sides of the turbine shaft bearing 17 establish communication between the upper header and lower header tank 27 and have thin edges disposed toward the air-inlet opening 8 and the turbine 15 respectively. Middle and side bafile plates 36 and 37 respectively 1 disposed between said groups and between the groups and theside walls of the casing cause the incoming air to pass between the radiator sections.

The operation of the apparatus is simple and ObVlOIlS. In many establishments such as dairies, sterilizing establishments and bottling works, steam, hot air and hot water are all used in the cleaning,'sterilizing and drying operations, and in addition power is used in the scrubbing and washing apparatus, and also sometimes in pumps andconveyors.- My apparatus is particularly useful for such purposesi The live steam under pressure enters the turbines through the pipe 16, does work in the turbine and passes through the exhaust pipe 2(rand upper header '25 into the condenser sections 35 where it is condensed to water which passes to the lower header tank 27.

Air is drawn in by the fan, through the inlet 8 and thence between the sections 35 where it is heated by the hot steam and in turn cools and condenses the steam. It then passes on to and around the turbine engine, cooling the engine to an extent and becoming further heated itself. From the engine the hot air passes into the fan and is directed outwardly by the conduit '12 from which it may be conducted to any convenient place for heating, drying or other purposes.

The hotwater of condensation passing from the condenser sections 35 and .drain ipe 31 into the lower header tank may be drawn off through the valved water pipe and directed to an convenient place for cleaning, washing, eating and ,other purposes. 3

Power may be taken off from the pulley 21 for running washing machines, pumps, conveyors or any other purposes. The valved relief pipe 29 is provided to permit a small amount of air to be drawn into the lower header tank to prevent the formation of excessive vacuum therein.

While the invention is not limited to the particular form of radiator sections herel \m shown, these radiator sections and the process of their manufacture are fully described in the patent issued to Behringer, No. 1,472,954, on November 6, 1923,

projecting end; a fan fast on the shaft in the fan-casing; a transverse upper condenser header at the upper part of said housing and provided with an exhaust pipe receiving the turbine exhaust; a lower header tank at the lower part of the housing and provided with a valved hot water pipe; and a series of thin radiator sections establishin communication between the upper header and lower header.

2. The combination with a housing comprising an engine containing chamber, there beingan air inlet opening at one end, of a fan casing at the other end communicating with the chamber, an engine in said housing, a condenser for'the exhaust of said engine disposed between said air inlet and said engine, and a fan mounted in the fan casin and acting to draw a draft of air into sai inlet opening and then over said condenser and-said engine.

3. The combination with a housing comprising an engine containing chamber,there being an air inlet opening at one end of said chamber and an air outlet opening at the other end of said chamber, of a fan casing at said other end of said chamber communicating with said chamber by means of said air outlet, an engine in said housing, a condenser for the exhaust of said engine disposed between said air inlet and said engine, and a fan mounted in the 'fan casing andacting to draw a draft of air into said inlet opening and then across said condenser, said engine and out through said outlet openin 4. The combination with a housing comprising an engine containing chamber, there being an air inlet opening at one end, of a fan casing at' the other end communicating with the chamber, a turbine in said housing, a condenser for the exhaust of said turbine disposed .between said. air inlet and said turbine, and there being an outlet Opening at said other end of the housing; and a fan mounted in the fan casing and acting to-draw a draft of air into said inlet opening and then across said condenser, said turbine and out through said outlet opening.

5. The combination with 'a, casing having an air inlet opening at one end, a steam turbine engine in said casing having shaft bearings, a condenser in said casing disposed between said air inlet and said engine 5 and comprising a series of thin radiator sections disposed, side by side in groups on both sides of one of the turbine bearings and having thin edges disposed toward the turbine, and a fan drawing a draft of air into said inlet opening and then through said 10 radiator sections and across the engine.

EMIL BEHRINGER. LEWIS HATCH. 

